Eight Cubs Make Scout.com’s List of the Top 100 Prospects

Kiley McDaniel, National Baseball Analyst for Scout.com, released his ranking of the top 100 prospects in the game. McDaniel is very high on Albert Almora and thinks he is the top prospect in the Cubs’ system

McDaniel defended his ranking of Albert Almora in the top ten and said, “When pressed, almost every scout conceded he’s a high-probability, quick-moving guy that conservatively has a ceiling of .280 with 15 homers and plus defense. Almora may not have the flashy tools of other prospects ranked this high, but those projected numbers are close to what Carlos Gomez did this year, posting an eight-win season.”

The Cubs’ Rookie Development Program is underway with several of the top prospects in the system in Chicago for the week. Javier Baez, Albert Almora, Kris Bryant, Jorge Soler, C.J. Edwards, Mike Olt, Arismendy Alcantara, Kyle Hendricks, Pierce Johnson, Eric Jokisch, Neil Ramirez, Rubi Silva, Armando Rivero, Arodys Vizcaino and Christian Villanueva are participating in the program.